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NPR

February 7, 1998



Host: Dan Coffey

Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell

In studio players this week:
•Roxanne Roberts, Style Section Writer, Washington Post
•Peter Sagal, Playwright
•Margot Kaufmann, Hollywood Correspondent for Pug Talk Magazine

Round 1: Week in Review
Weird stuff in the president's budget, Steve Forbes wants his Web site back, Running backs with migraines, and more...

Round 2: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
• 1) West Va. Legislature Pushes a New Bill
• 2) Mod Names for Mutual Funds Round 3: Lightning True or False


Round 4: "Gossip, Rumor & Innuendo" (people, entertainment news)
Dole Doles Donuts, No Politics Blowin' in Dylan's Wind, and more...

Round 5: "Why Should We Know Who You Are?" (mystery newsmaker)
Gallop Sociologist Collating Postal Preferences to Commenmorate 1950's


Round 6: "Double Point Bonus Round" Round 7: "News Etymology"
Origin of the name of Soviet Space Station "Mir"


Round 8: "Wait Wait I'm Pontificating" (essay questions)


•Ways to invigorate Olympics Games
• How We Can Improve Quality of Education in US
• "Titanic's" Wider Influence on Culture

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